Radeon R9 370X vs FirePro D700
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 427 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.62 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (12 years ago) | 27 August 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1030 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.8 | 82.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.482 TFLOPS | 2.637 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 221 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1370 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 263.0 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 27 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 180 Watt |
FirePro D700 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R9 370X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 52% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro D700 and Radeon R9 370X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 370X is a desktop one.
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